Question

Although the South lost the Civil War, it succeeded after the war in what way? a. staging an economic recovery c. electing presidents b. regaining its political power d. it redefined the war and its outcome

Answer 1

B and D are correct answers with my preference being D.

After the War, the South managed, through the "Lost Cause" myth to redefine the South's reasons for fighting.

Instead of being bigots holding on to an institution wherein they enslaved African-Americans for profit, they were now "fighting for State's rights"

This, combined with the failure of Reconstruction, led to the very people responsible for the Civil War to see their children become leaders in the new South.